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c. v. PECKHAM.

SAFE.

(Application led Oct. 26, 1901.)

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CHARLES V. PECKHAM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TOJOSEPH II. DODSON AND LOUIS S. MCMILLAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,883, dated .T une17, 1902.

Application iiled October 26,1901. Serial No. 80,074. (No model.) i

To ttZ whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES V. PECKHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Safes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to small safes designed moreespecially for use in rero ceiving household articles, papers, and othersmall articles of value, and is intended principally for use in houses,rooms, or oiiices, but is well adapted for use and can be used insafety-deposit vaults where it is desired to i5 have a small safecontaining several conipartinents.

The object of the invention is to construct a safe of the characterdescribed which will be very compact, strong, and durable, and

zo which will occupy but little space and be well adapted for thepurpose intended, and which can be securely fastened wherever it isdesired to have the safe located, and which will be a safe protectionagainst re and against removal byhousebreakers; andtheinvention consistsin the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafterdescribed and pointed out as new.

In the drawings illustrating the invention,

3o Figure l is a front elevation with a portion broken o ut at one edgeand into the door, and Fig. 2 a top or plan view with the outer wallbroken away and in section and with the inner wall in section and brokenaway at one corner.

The -safe is constructed of an outer shell or casing having acylindrical wall Aand a solid end wall A', and on the under side thecylindrical shell A is turned so as toY form a neck 4o or base A2 with across-plate ft2, forming a rest or support for the safe. The front endof the outer shell or casing has a flange ct on the inside, extendinginward from which is an annular rimv or lip tt, forming the opening forthe door. The body or wall A, end wall A', neck or base A2, liange a,rim a', and plate a2, forming the outer shell or casing as a whole, arecast or-formed integral from any suitable metal. An inner shell orcasing is 5o located within the outer shell or casing, and the innershell or casing is formed of a body or annularwall B and a closed end orhead B', and the opposite end has a ange b standing inward and anannular rim or lip b outwardly flaring from the iiange b andterrninatinglin a rim or flange b2, outwardly extending from the rim orlip b', as shown in Fig. 2. The body or annular wall B, end or head B',ange b, annular rim or lip b', and rim or flange b? are cast orotherwise formed inte- 6o gral one with the other from any suitablemetal, and the exterior diameter of the inner shell or casing is such asto admit of the in4 sertion thereof through the opening for the door inthe end vof the outer shell or casing. The door is formed of an outerwall or plate C and an inner wall or plate C, with a llingspace betweenthem. The outer wall or plate has on its inner face around its peripheryan annular Wall c, having an exterior face to fit 7o closely theinterior face of the rino or lip a' when the door is closed.` Theannular wall c terminates in a shoulder c2, extending out from which isan annular rim or lip c', the shoulder c2 and the rim or lip o'coinciding 75 with and fitting closely against the flange or rim b2 andrim or lip b when the door is closed. The inner wall or plate C is castintegral with the outer plate or wall and its annular shouldered walland rim or lip or can be made 8o separate and suitably secured to therim or lipb2 by rivets or otherwise, so as to be, in effect, a partthereof. The door is provided witha combination-lock D of any suitableconstruction, operating to retain the bolt pro- 8 5 jeoted and torelease the bolt for withdrawal, and for moving the bolt a handle d isprovided, connected with the bolt d' in any usual and well-known manner.The bolt d passes through the annular wall or rim c and when 9oprojected enters an opening 01.3 therefor in the rim or lip ct', asshown in Fig. 2. The iiange or rim a of the main or outer shell orcasing has on its exterior face an ear or eyef, and the door on theexterior face of its plate C has two ears or eyes f', spaced apart toreceive between them the eye or ear f, and when the ears or eyes f and fare in alinernent a pivotpin f2 is inserted, holding the door as a Wholeon the outer shell or casing, so that it can rco swing on the hinge toopen and close the door. The interior of the inner shell or casing inthe arrangement shown is divided into chambers or compartments E byhorizontal and vertical plates or partition-walls e, each chamber orcompartment receiving thereinto any article or articles that it isdesired to place in the safe for keeping. The space between the outershell or casingA and the inner shell or casing B at the sides and rearend is packed with a suitable filling F, which iilling may be anon-conductor of heat, so as to insure preservation of the contents ofthe safe in case of re, and the space between the inner and outer Wallsor plates of the door is also packed with a filling F of the sainecharacter as the filling between the two shells or casin gs. Theconstruction shown has extending from the under side or bottom of theinner shell or casing a series of bolts G, the heads of which areentered into recesses or countersinks g and the stems of which passthrough the bottom plate or support a2 and can be screw-threaded for thereception of nuts or otherwise formed, so as to firmly attach the safeto a door, shelf, or other support. A bolt or series of bolts H extendfrom the rear end wall of the inner shell or casing, with the head orheads of the bolts in a depression or countersink h in the end head orwall, with the stem passing through the rear end head or wall of theouter shell or casing, and the stern can be screwthreaded to receive anut or otherwise formed, so as to firmly attach the safe at its rear endor side to a rigid backing or support. It will be seen that by means ofthe bolts or stems G and H the safe can be securely fastened down, sothat it cannot be readily removed, thus preventing the safe beingcarried away except by cutting or breaking the fastened bolts or stems.

The safe as a whole can be cast from any suitable metal, making itsconstruction exceedingly cheap, and at the same time the construction isone which will make the safe iireproof and when bolted or fastened downnot capable of easy removal. The safe is well adapted for placement in aroom, office, or otherwise where it is desired to have security againstloss by fire of valuables or where it is desirable to lock valuables upfor security. The safe can be of different sizes to suit therequirements of the place in which it is to be located and used, and byproviding the interior of the inner shell or casing with chambers thesafe can receive articles of different characters which can be keptseparate one from the other. The safe furnishes a security for articleslocked therein against fire and against ready removal except by theparty having the combination, and will be found very desirable anduseful for the safe keeping of articles of value and will not occupymuch space in the place Where it is located.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a safe, the combination of an outer shell or casing consisting ofa circular or tubular body or wall provided ou one side with a flatseating or supporting face, a closed end head or wall and an end flangeforming an open end for the shell or casing, an inner shell or casingconsisting of a circular or tubular body or wall, a closed end head orwall, a turned end flange and rim forming an open end for the shell orcasing, and a door hinged at one side to the end flange of the outershell or casing and having a circumferential Wall or rim fitting theopen ends of the outer and inner shells or casings, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a safe, the combination of an outer shell or casing having acircular or tubular body or wall with a neck or base, a closed end heador Wall and an end flange inwardly turned forming an open end for theshell or casing and all made integral, an inner shell or casing having acircular or tubular body or wall, a closed end head or wall and an endflange and rim forming an open end for the shell or casing and all madeintegral, a door having an outer plate or wall and an inner plate orWall with a circumferential stepped Wall and rim between them fittingthe open ends of the outer and inner shells or casings, and a hinge forthe door to the open end of the shell or casing, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a safe, the combination of an outer shell or casing, an innershell or casing, a base for the outer shell or casing and on which thesafe is supported, a countersink in the bottom of the inner shell orcasing, and a bolt having its nut or head end entered into thecountersink of the inner shell or casing and having its body passingthrough the wall of the countersink and the base for iixedly securingthe safe in position, substantially as described.

4. In a safe, the combination of an outer shell or casing having aclosed end wall, an inner shell or casing having a closed end wall, abase for the outer shell or casing on which the safe is supported, acountersink in the closed end wall of the inner shell or casing, acountersink in the bottom of the inner shell or casing, a bolt havingits nut or head end entered into the countersink of the end Wall of theinner shell or casing for the stem to pass through the Wall of thecountersink and the end Wall of the outer shell or casing, and abolthaving its nut or head end entered into the countersink in the bottom ofthe inner IOO shell or casing for its stem to pass through the Wall ofthe countersink and the base and securely fasten the safe ina fixedposition, substantially as described.

CHARLES V. IDECKHAM.A

Witnesses:

THOMAS A. BANNING, OSCAR. W. BOND.

